TTCG Plot 2: August 9,2014

This is my basket this week: cranberry hibiscus, zinnias, butterfly pea flowers, mint, oregano, and African blue basil.

Here are the flowers growing in the front of the garden.

Plot 2 is not producing much in the way of food this time of year.  The plants that are thriving are just taking over.  We are awash with lemon grass and some 6 ft tall plant that looks like giant dill.  As last summer, flowers are doing well.

Violents in a patch near mine.  Violets are edible and look beautiful in salads and in ice.

More violets growing under the sign

White zinnias growing in the pathways

An array of pink zinnias growing in the pathways

These are the plants along the gazebo that I planted in May.  The thai basil, sage, and red salvia are doing great.

The plants on the other side of the gazebo did not make it (though they might come back from the roots in the fall.  But this milkweed looks very happy here.  Might be a good idea to plant more here- we want to have a place for baby monarchs to grow.  The monarchs love our zinnias.

Lots of basil, lemongrass, and a huge cranberry hibiscus on the herb mound.

This would also be a good place to plant more milk weed- they did very well here last year.  Maybe if we let the gazebo plant go to seed, we'll have more here soon!

These beans are growing well in the plant nursery.

There are also some baby tomatoes and what looks like mooring trees on the other side of the plant nursery.

That's this week's Plot 2 update on the Temple Terrace Community Garden!